AT&T might charge for FaceTime over Cellular

0.phoneArenaposted on17 Jul 2012, 00:59

Wasn't it a delight when Apple announced that FaceTime will finally work over 3G/4G connections? That would be possible on an iPhone 4S, a new iPad, and future models of these devices once iOS 6 is out. Unfortunately, it seems like carriers will be charging for the feature, or at least AT&T intends to, judging by evidence found in a beta version of iOS 6...

4.Mark.J.Linskiy (unregistered)

G+ hangout works best in my experiance. Tango barely ever connects unless, both users have the app running. Skype is really glitchy. Hangouts could be improved on, but so far it wins. It instantly notifies those you are trying to contact, it is available on all platforms, and it works over cell towers.

Nothing like being a pig. AT&T is throttling 'unlimited' plans once the data use hits, what - 3Gb? Now they want to charge for using Face Time? Imagine what life would have been like if they had been successful in creating a duopoly.... Charging for Face Time would have been just the start of the rape of its customers bank accounts. Anyone for escalating tiered data charges (as in increasing cost/Gb as more Gb gets used)?

LOL! So what exactly did iOS 6 bring that is actually beneficial to the user? I don't mean for iPhone 4S and new iPads, I mean for iPhone 4 users who are getting like 4% of iOS 6...And sometimes I wonder how people can say Android is fragmented, just because Apple is updated "in name".

Guys, AT&T does not charge for using FaceTime - so before you get you panties all in a bunch, and bash the carrier with the best selection of smartphone, and fastest data speeds - get the facts....this article does not speak of facts. My brother works at a Call Center, and at this time, Face Time is free - now, if a person has an incompatible data plan, then what you see on this article would happen.

That would be ridiculous. They already charge their customers for every byte they use. Why would they charge them more for using those bytes in a different way? It's kind of like the tethering thing...

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